Those Sprinter owners who have a swivel seat know that it doesn’t swivel when the emergency brake is set. Or you have to swivel the seat first and then try to set the brake.
I am not a big emergency brake user myself. In my old Eurovan every time you set the brake it would tighten (adjust) the rear brakes. So I would set it only every month or so to reduce the wear on always tight brakes. Right or wrong – I don’t know. Just seemed like a good idea.
So back to the Sprinter. For my adjustable idle control to work, the emergency brake (eb) needs to be engaged. Since I use the adjustable idle control while camping, most often I have the seat swiveled. The cover of the brake looks like a scarred Spartan warrior.
Enter the folding eb! This is spected on some newer RVs now and it is easy to retrofit. I called the parts department (Jeff) at my dealer (Rocklin MB) and it took about 5 minutes to order, shipped to my home. Part number - Part # 906-420-03-12. It should cost you $133 or less and takes 5 days from Germany. It is a returnable part if for some reason you don’t like it.
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